polymarket.com in India: Blocked

India's Online Gaming Act bans online money games, and the government says polymarket.com is blocked. What the Act and the Rules say, and what each venue does. The Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act makes it an offence to offer a game played online for money in the hope of winning more, whether it turns on skill, chance or both, and its Rules took effect on 1 May 2026. The government has gone further for polymarket.com.

- Kalshi event contracts: Restricted
- Maximum penalty for offering an online money game: 3 years
- Online Gaming Act in force: Yes

Sources checked 30 October 2026.

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Vultax Research Team, Is Polymarket Legal in India? Kalshi, Polymarket and the Online Gaming Act, 2026-10-30, https://vultax.com/research/prediction-market-legality/india